Defenseman Ron Shudra was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 28th, 1967 and played his Junior hockey in Kamloops with the Blazers where he was a Second Team All-Star and was also named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 1986. Shudra was the third selection of the then champion Edmonton Oilers in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and found himself in the NHL during his rookie season of professional hockey.

Shudra spent most of his first season in the American Hockey League with the Nova Scotia Oilers but he also played 10 games with the big club. With Edmonton, Shudra was able to contribute five assists and also posted a plus-five plus/minus rating.

During his second season, he began the year back on the farm team, but just five games into the year the Oilers traded him to the New York Rangers for Jeff Crossman. Shudra finished that season in the minors and spent all of the next year there as well.

Seeking a change of scenery, Shudra went overseas for the 1990-91 season. Shudra signed with the Soilhull Barons of the British Super League and played well for them scoring 24 goals and 77 points in 36 games. His second season in Britain saw him switch teams, joining the Sheffield Steelers. Shudra made quite an impression that year exploding for 78 goals and 148 points. This was the beginning of an 8-year stay with the Steelers, seven of which Shudra served as the team's captain. "Rocket" Ron, as he was known, flourished in Sheffield becoming the team's first superstar and leading them to their first championship.

Shudra left the club to become a player coach with the Hull Thunder of the British National League. After two seasons, he then moved on to the Edinburgh franchise, but after playing just a handful of games, retired as a player and took a post as the promotions manager for his former club, the Sheffield Steelers.

On December 15th, 2001, with the Steelers lineup thinned out due to injuries, Shudra made a return to the ice, playing as a forward instead of his customary defense, Shudra scored a goal and received a standing ovation from the appreciative fans.

REGULAR SEASON

PLAYOFFS

Season

Club

League

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

+/-

GP

G

A

TP

PIM

1984-85

Red Deer Rustlers

AJHL

57

14

57

71

70

1985-86

Kamloops Blazers

WHL

72

10

40

50

81

16

1

11

12

11

1985-86

Kamloops Blazers

M-Cup

5

1

1

2

0

1986-87

Kamloops Blazers

WHL

71

49

70

119

68

11

7

3

10

10

1987-88

Edmonton Oilers

NHL

10

0

5

5

6

+5

1987-88

Nova Scotia Oilers

AHL

49

7

15

22

21

1988-89

Cape Breton Oilers

AHL

5

0

0

0

0

1988-89

Denver Rangers

IHL

64

11

14

25

44

2

0

0

0

0

1989-90

Fort Wayne Komets

IHL

67

11

16

27

48

2

0

0

0

0

1990-91

Solihull Barons

Aut-Cup

3

1

0

1

2

1990-91

Solihull Barons

Britain

36

24

53

77

70

6

7

9

16

10

1991-92

Solihull Barons

Aut-Cup

6

7

6

13

2

1991-92

Sheffield Steelers

Britain-3

32

78

70

148

42

6

15

14

29

4

1992-93

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

8

6

6

12

14

1992-93

Sheffield Steelers

Britain-2

26

32

46

78

36

1993-94

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

6

8

11

19

8

1993-94

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

34

31

48

79

69

8

8

16

24

6

1994-95

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

12

10

8

18

33

1994-95

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

43

25

38

63

83

8

5

8

13

2

1995-96

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

13

13

16

29

10

1995-96

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

36

23

31

54

56

8

2

4

6

2

1996-97

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

10

2

5

7

8

1996-97

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

41

13

16

29

12

8

3

1

4

4

1997-98

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

12

1

6

7

6

1997-98

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

38

8

16

24

18

9

1

2

3

0

1998-99

Sheffield Steelers

BH-Cup

10

1

3

4

4

1998-99

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

11

0

1

1

2

6

2

1

3

2

1999-00

Hull Thunder

Britain

35

18

32

50

26

6

2

6

8

2

2000-01

Hull Thunder

BH-Cup

8

3

10

13

2

2000-01

Hull Thunder

Britain

35

22

26

48

42

6

2

2

4

2

2001-02

Edinburgh Capitals

Britain-2

7

3

1

4

2

2001-02

Sheffield Steelers

Britain

25

4

6

10

10

8

1

0

1

0

NHL Totals

10

0

5

5

6

WHL West Second All-Star Team (1986, 1987) WHL West Rookie of the Year (co-winner - Dave Waldie) (1986) Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1986) Britain-2 Defenseman of the Year (2000) Britain-2 All-Star Team (2000)